Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Killing and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Killing
Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Named Weapons: All killing goods have a rather long name that describes what they do such as Kiri's scissors (The crime edge of cutting and severing) and Yamane's needle (Injection of Coma Death).
Source: Manga / The Severing Crime Edge - The main character outwits the curse by pointing out that not committing his daily crime is the same thing as killing himself, which is in and of itself a crime.
Source: Curse Escape Clause -
Instead, White pinned the crime on him and destroyed the only copy of the numbers, leading to the man killing himself.
Source: Have You Told Anyone Else?
Cite this Source
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